The Tampa Bay Rowdies beat Louisville City FC 2-1 this Saturday becoming USL Eastern Conferences champions.
The Rowdies will face the Phoenix Rising on Nov. 1 at Al Lang Stadium in St. Petersburg, Florida.
Our Florida partner, Burke Construction, installed Act Global’s Xtreme Turf at the team’s practice facility last year.
At Act Global, we use player safety research and data to design our artificial grass surfaces. This means creating a system that is unique to the needs of the sport and the player.
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About Act Global
Act Global is a world leader in synthetic turf technology with an ISO 9001 Quality Certified manufacturing facility in Calhoun, Georgia, and field installations in over 90 countries. Act Global is a FIFA Quality Licensee and preferred supplier for World Rugby, the International Hockey Federation, and the United Soccer League. The Act Global UBU Speed Series is the leading brand for NFL & NCAA Division I Football Fields has been featured in the New Orleans Superdome 2013, 2017, and 2018, New York Met Life Stadium 2014, and Minneapolis U.S. Bank Stadium 2016 and 2019.
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General Sports Surfaces out of Fort Worth, Texas, installed the NR34 product that was developed in collaboration with Act Global and Major League Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher Nolan Ryan and his Ryan Sanders Sports & Entertainment.
West Orange TX–Using natural grass benchmarks, RS3 and Act Global set out to engineer an optimum surface in terms of ball roll, infill splash, and natural ball bounce.
“We’re excited to be partnering with West Orange-Stark School and congratulate them on being the first field to bear the NR34 name,” Ryan Sanders Baseball CEO Reese Ryan said. “We’re committed to bringing the game of baseball to as many people as possible while keeping player safety at the forefront, and we feel very confident in this product.”
General Sports Surfaces, who recently installed a new Act Global synthetic turf for the West Orange-Stark football field, was also involved in the base construction and installation of the school’s new baseball and softball fields.
“It is not often that a company in the synthetic turf industry has the unique opportunity to be the first to do something,” Hector Puentes, CEO of General Sports said. “The baseball and softball fields, installed by General Sports at West Orange-Stark High School, are not only the first Act Global NR34 fields in Texas, they are the first in the entire nation. We are proud to be associated with Act Global and the Nolan Ryan group (RS3),”
“Countless hours of research and testing went into the development of this system, which was designed and tested to emulate the playing conditions of perfectly manicured natural grass baseball and softball fields,” Puentes continued.
“We are extremely pleased with the finished product that was provided by GSS. The level of professionalism and commitment to excellence was second to none.” – Dr. Rickie R. Harris, Superintendent.
“We appreciate the opportunity to enhance the safety and performance of the West Orange-Stark High School student-athletes” John Baize, CEO of Act Global said. “Our partners General Sports and RS3 join us to support the school’s culture to empower lives through excellence every day’. We are excited that thousands of players in the community will enjoy the surface for many years to come!”
A grand opening ceremony for surrounding school administrators and coaches is taking place Tuesday, February 18th, at the West Orange-Stark baseball stadium.
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About Act Global
Act Global is a world leader in synthetic turf technology with an ISO 9001 Quality Certified manufacturing facility in Calhoun, Georgia, and field installations in over 90 countries. Act Global is a FIFA Quality Licensee and preferred supplier for World Rugby, the International Hockey Federation, and the United Soccer League. The Act Global UBU Speed Series is the leading brand for NFL & NCAA Division I Football Fields has been featured in the New Orleans Superdome 2013, 2017, and 2018, New York Met Life Stadium 2014, and Minneapolis U.S. Bank Stadium 2016 and 2019.
About General Sports Surfaces
General Sports Surfaces are specialists in turn-key sports design and construction of artificial and synthetic grass and turf fields and surfaces for football, baseball, and soccer for middle school, high school, college, and professional stadiums and facilities. We also build and resurface athletic running tracks. From repairs on your running track and football field, to the installation of bleachers and scoreboards of your indoor facility, we are the only true turn-key package when it comes to sports fields and facilities in the region.
Originally founded as Ryan Sanders Sports Services (RS3), Ryan Sanders Sports & Entertainment is a sports service-related firm wholly owned and operated by Ryan Sanders Baseball. RS3 folds in programming and operational models for banquet and conferencing, award-winning groundskeeping and turf management, and a complete strategic hospitality service package to address every event-day need in any size venue. RS3 injects a resounding new perspective to the traditional industry of sports venue services – an operator’s sensitivity to guest service and a difference-making attitude about quality and unexpected guest satisfaction. Ryan Sanders Baseball is led by Nolan, Reid and Reese Ryan and Don, Bret and Brad Sanders, and is the parent company for the Round Rock Express (Triple-A affiliate of the Houston Astros), Nolan Ryan Foundation, Express Select, RS3 Events & Entertainment, RS3 Turf and RS3 Strategic Hospitality. For more information about the Ryan Sanders Sports & Entertainment family of companies, visit RS3sports.com.
Shelby Becker is a creative content creator and marketing specialist at Act Global. She’s an animal rights activist, avid concert-goer, and scary movie enthusiast. Follow her on LinkedIn .
For more information, contact marketing at sbecker@actglobal.com
Nearly 450 members of the Davezieux Football Club set foot on the recycled playing surface in early September.
Davezieux, France–Act Global partner, EDER, completed the 8,6111 square foot installation with a new woven system known as WXF50-M.
The artificial turf is designed to resemble natural grass in terms of appearance and playability.
“The playing time is unlimited whereas a classic terrain does not support more than 7 hours a day and is deteriorating then,” stated Christophe Giraud, commercial technician at EDER.
A trio of synthetic fibres are woven into an interlocked backing system to offer 100% tuft lock for unmatched durability. Water passes easily through the woven backing allowing the ground to dry quicker. Pile fixation and dimensional stability keep fibres standing vertical and resist matting.
“We are proud to be the first synthetic turf manufacturer to deliver a fully recyclable full size soccer pitch in France,” Act Global Technical Director Guillaume Loubersac said. “Congratulations to our partner EDER for the perfect installation, and the outstanding dedication to the players, coaches, and managers of Davezieux Football Club!”
Act Global works daily to implement technical solutions with sustainable, economic, environmental, and social impacts.
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About Act Global
Act Global is a world leader in synthetic turf technology with an ISO 9001 Quality Certified manufacturing facility in Calhoun, Georgia, and field installations in over 90 countries. Act Global is a FIFA Quality Licensee and preferred supplier for World Rugby, the International Hockey Federation, and the United Soccer League. The Act Global UBU Speed Series is the leading brand for NFL & NCAA Division I Football Fields has been featured in the New Orleans Superdome 2013, 2017, and 2018, New York MetLife Stadium 2014, and Minneapolis U.S. Bank Stadium 2016 and 2019.
Shelby Becker is a creative content creator and marketing specialist at Act Global. She’s an animal rights activist, avid concert-goer, and scary movie enthusiast. Follow her on LinkedIn .
For more information, contact marketing at sbecker@actglobal.com
After witnessing the large success and durability of Hayes Field since 2015, the district knew exactly who to turn to in the selection of synthetic turf for their Chambers Field. It was no question having seen it withstand flooding and snowstorms on top of its extensive daily usage each day over the course of four years.
Act Global partner, HERA SPORTS, installed a new Act Global Xtreme Turf BDX50 field for the school’s football, soccer and lacrosse teams. Like Hayes Field, the new Chambers Field will showcase GreenPlay’s custom infill blend of coconut fibers and cork and use the ProPlay-Sport23 product by Schmitz Foam. The ProPlay pad ensures that the playing surface is shock absorbent and safe to play on and the organic infill option helps support the movement of “going green”. This system will ensure adequate gradient drainage of water to help combat against harsh weather and flooding.
Now that the high school will have two synthetic fields at their disposal instead of one, the practice and game day schedule for their football, soccer and lacrosse teams will become easier and more flexible for years to come. The new field will be able to quickly fix past issues and help student-athletes continue to develop their skills and sportsmanship with the added playtime a synthetic turf field provides, approximately six times more than the average natural grass field.
“Act Global is honored to be chosen for the field replacement at their stadium, Chambers Field,” said Act Global General Manager for Sales and Operations, Jerry Harper. “The success of our BDX50 system at Hayes Field, Bronxville Union Free School Districts Multipurpose Field, provide the Broncos the most state-of-the-art facilities in the area.”
The school district, Act Global and HERA SPORTS are confident in the turf system for Chambers Field. The world-class turf company hopes to continue to touch the lives of the student body as much as it has with Hayes Field, serving the multitude of communities across the district.
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About Act Global
Act Global is a world leader in synthetic turf technology with an ISO 9001 Quality Certified manufacturing facility in Calhoun, Georgia, and field installations in over 90 countries. Act Global has supplied its Xtreme Turf synthetic turf to over 600 football fields. Act Global is a FIFA Quality Licensee and preferred supplier for World Rugby, the International Hockey Federation, and the United Soccer League. The Act Global UBU Speed Series is the leading brand for NFL & NCAA Division I Football Fields has been featured in the New Orleans Superdome 2013, New York MetLife Stadium 2014, and Minneapolis U.S. Bank Stadium 2018. Act Global also produced and installed the playing surface at the New Orleans Superdome in 2017 and 2018.
The University of Sherbrooke has started renovation work of its track and field. Act Global partner, Carpell Surfaces, has been chosen to lead and install a new surface for the university’s upcoming races and major competitions, as well as provide removable synthetic grass goal areas, better known as removable end zones, for the football field located inside the track, with turf provided by Act Global! Currently, the Michel Leclerc group is completing the demolition work and the project should be completed before autumn! The future’s looking bright!
So, this begs the question: what are removable end zones and why are they so cool?
Removable end zones are easier to maintain because instead of having to paint new logos of competing teams onto existing end zone turf, new end zones can be manufactured and then swapped out. An example of a stadium doing this is the MetLife Stadium in New Jersey. It can often be too difficult to remove paint already used for logos and names and replace them with other teams. This makes the overall process easier.
Act Global and Carpell Surfaces are excited for these upcoming months! We look forward to bringing the university a one of a kind track and field with awesome removable end zones, second to none!
Act Global is a world leader in synthetic turf technology with an ISO 9001 Quality Certified manufacturing facility in Calhoun, Georgia, and field installations in over 90 countries. Act Global has supplied its Xtreme Turf synthetic turf to over 600 football fields. Act Global is a FIFA Quality Licensee and preferred supplier for World Rugby, the International Hockey Federation, and the United Soccer League. The Act Global UBU Speed Series is the leading brand for NFL & NCAA Division I Football Fields has been featured in the New Orleans Superdome 2013, New York MetLife Stadium 2014, and Minneapolis U.S. Bank Stadium 2018. Act Global also produced and installed the playing surface at the New Orleans Superdome in 2017 and 2018.
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The Rowdies will face the Phoenix Rising on Nov. 1 at Al Lang Stadium in St. Petersburg, Florida. 
“Countless hours of research and testing went into the development of this system, which was designed and tested to emulate the playing conditions of perfectly manicured natural grass baseball and softball fields,” Puentes continued.
the playing surface is shock absorbent and safe to play on and the organic infill option helps support the movement of “going green”. This system will ensure adequate gradient drainage of water to help combat against harsh weather and flooding. 
